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4 Oct 2022
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French (France)
Question about French (France)
“Ça pique?
Non, pas du tout”
They are trying food. I see that “pique” means “sting”. My best guess is that sting relates to spicy, but none of my resources say pique means spicy.
Is the person asking if the food is spicy?
“Ça pique?
Non, pas du tout”
They are trying food. I see that “pique” means “sting”. My best guess is that sting relates to spicy, but none of my resources say pique means spicy.
Is the person asking if the food is spicy?
Non, pas du tout”
They are trying food. I see that “pique” means “sting”. My best guess is that sting relates to spicy, but none of my resources say pique means spicy.
Is the person asking if the food is spicy?
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@ResistantLaw In general, for food, it means it's spicy.🌶️
But if it's lemon or candy, it can also mean it's very sour 🍋
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Yes piquant is the same as épicé which means spicy
Ça pique = c'est épicé
Ça pique ? /est ce que ça pique ? = is it spicy
Obviously you can also use épicé
C'est épicé
Some people could say is it strong (a strong taste /spicy)
C'est fort?
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- French (France)
"pique" is referring to the feeling on the tongue (la langue me pique) not to the food itself, which explains why dictionaries are not offering that meaning.
J'ai mangé un bonbon au gingembre et la langue me pique.
"ça pique" has been used for many generations by parents warning their children about nasty insects or plants:
Touche pas! Ça pique.
And "ça pique" (or "ça pique les yeux") has been used as a spoken word expressions, by GenX and following, probably influenced by remnants of a younger age, to describe a slightly uneasy or awkward situation:
T'as vu comme il est habillé ?
Oui, ça pique
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- English (UK) Near fluent
@ResistantLaw In general, for food, it means it's spicy.🌶️
But if it's lemon or candy, it can also mean it's very sour 🍋
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